INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — If the pregame prayer sounded more like a scouting report, it was. And if Sister Jean didn’t have any plans for next weekend, well, she does now. Loyola Chicago carried out its 101-year-old superfan’s plans to a T on Sunday, moving to the Sweet 16 with a 71-58 win over Illinois, the…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Trying to defend a three-point lead with under 6 seconds left, Oklahoma’s Elijah Harkless played it perfectly. Harkless fouled Missouri’s Drew Buggs as he dribbled, putting him at the line with 2.1 seconds remaining — which wasn’t enough — and the Sooners slipped by the ninth-seeded Tigers to win 72-68 on Saturday…
Gonzaga and Baylor spent almost the entire season holding down the top two spots in the Top 25. Makes sense they’d hold down a bunch of spots on The Associated Press All-America teams. The Bulldogs’ Corey Kispert and the Bears’ Jared Butler led the way with first-team nods Tuesday from the national panel of 63…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dru Smith made two free throws with 15.2 seconds left, and the Missouri Tigers held off Georgia 73-70 Thursday night to advance to the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Seventh-seeded Missouri (16-8) will play eighth-ranked Arkansas on Friday night. The Tigers led 62-50 and nearly blew that lead after failing to make…
Jordan Binnington told family members he signed a $36 million, six-year contract extension with the St. Louis Blues, then went for a solo cruise downtown. Binnington drove by the hotel he stayed at after earning his first real NHL callup at age 25 and by Enterprise Center, which became his home arena after languishing in…
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Evander Kane scored 41 seconds into overtime and the San Jose Sharks ended a disappointing homestand on a high note by beating the St. Louis Blues 3-2 Monday night. The Sharks had lost five of their first six games on their longest homestand of the season before rallying to beat…
By: Sammy Stava @StavaOnSTL It was the match-up of the year in the Missouri Valley Conference. The top two seeds met on Sunday afternoon in the Arch Madness Championship Game to determine who gets an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Emotions were high, stakes were high, and the rubber game of the season…
By: Sammy Stava @StavaOnSTL No. 2 seed Drake took on No. 3 Missouri State in the second game of Arch Madness Semifinal Saturday. The winner advancing to Championship Sunday for a date with No. 1 seed Loyola with an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament on the line. On the bubble for an at-large bid…
By: Sammy Stava @StavaOnSTL We know The Valley is certainly in contention to be a two-bid league for the NCAA Tournament, but going into this weekend, there was an outside shot for getting three bids. A lot had to happen, though. Loyola wasn’t having any of that. They’re the top-seed, the No. 1 defensive team…
By: Sammy Stava @StavaOnSTL After the unfortunate cancellation between Northern Iowa and Drake, Missouri State and Valparaiso was the third (and final) game of the night on Quarterfinal Friday. The trendy “dark horse” pick entering this tournament seemed to be the Missouri State Bears, and that might have been easy to say because they are…